Halter.



W. 's. FARRAR. HALTER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 27, 1908.

904,321. Patented Nov. 17,1908.

5W1; WE Emm ZI/MwL M Mommy WERTER S. FARRAR, OF BURLINGTON, IOWA.

HALTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 27, 1908.

Patented Nov. 17, 1908.

Serial No. 429,474.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVERTEI: S. FARRAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Burlington, in the county of Des Moines and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Halters; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in halters for horses, colts, mules, cows or other like domestic animals.

The object of the invention is to construct a device of this kind from a single piece of rope or other flexible element, by bending the same to form nose and crown bands and a throat latch.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for adjusting the nose and crown bands with reference to each other, and for lengthening and shortening the side piece of the throat latch to accommodate the halter to different animals.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention resides in the novel features of combination, construction and arrangement of parts illustrated in the drawings and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing :-Figure 1 is a perspective view of the halter constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the halter detached.

As shown in the accompanying drawings, the halter is made from a single piece of rope or other flexible element, one end of which is looped to form one member as 1, of the nose band 2, is then extended to form one of the cheek pieces as 3, and is then looped to form one member, as 5, of the crown band 6. The rope is then extended to form one of the side pieces 7 of the throat latch and after having been extended in the reverse direction to form the other side piece 7 of the throat latch, is looped to form the other crown band member 8 and then extended downwardly to form the other cheek piece 9. Said rope is then again looped to form the other nose band member 10, the end of the rope from which the nose band member is formed extending beyond the opposite end of the rope and constituting the line 11 to be grasped or held by a person.

In practice, the looped end of the rope is attached to the inner end of the line 11, as

at 12, by clamping rings or other suitable means, and connecting rings 13 arranged to freely encircle the nose and crown band members, said rings serving as a connection between adjacent points of the same and at the same time permitting adjustment of one band relative to the other, and lengthening or shortening of the side piece of the throat latch as may be required to accommodate the halter to different animals. A clamping ring 14L is arranged at the extended end portions of the nose band members 5 and 8, respectively causing the loop 15 to be produced beyond the ring through which is adapted to be inserted the free end of the rope. An adjusting ring 16 also freely encircles the end portions of the nose band members above the ring 14 to adjust the same to the throat of the animal to which the halter is applied.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the drawing, it is thought that the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Having thus particularly described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. A halter constructed from a single piece of rope and comprising nose and crown bands, each consisting of two corresponding loops, cheek pieces for connecting the nose and crown band loops, and a throat latch, a portion of the rope forming a loop at the junction of the side pieces of the throat latch adapted to receive opposite ends of the rope, rings for adjusting the nose and crown bands and throat latch and means for attaching opposite ends of the rope together.

2. A rope halter comprising nose and crown bands, each consisting of two corresponding loops, cheek pieces connecting the nose and crown band loops, a throat latch formed by the portion of the rope extending between opposite ends of the crown band loops, rings for adjusting the nose and crown bands and the throat latch, the lower end of the throat latch having a loop to receive opposite ends of the rope, and means for attaching opposite ends of the rope together.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

l/VERTER S. FARRAR.

WVitnesses:

T. W. KRInonBAUM, H. J. INGRAM. 

